The UK's Channel 4 had decided not to broadcast a drama featuring British soldiers abusing Iraqi detainees so as not to exacerbate the current situation surrounding fifteen Royal Navy personnel currently held captive in Iran. The debut for the movie was moved to May 17, which will most likely remain now that the soldiers have been released to the British Embassy (and assuming their return to British soil).
The drama, Mark of Cain, is somewhat based on the true-life story of three British soldiers who were convicted of abusing Iraqi civilians at Camp Bread Basket, Basra, in May 2003. The drama itself, however, is entirely fictional according to Gerard Kearns, who plays a soldier in the made-for-TV movie. Due to the tumultuous nature of the diplomatic standoff, the channel decided it was better to avoid anything that might endanger the lives of the fifteen soldiers, who were held captive in a secret location for twelve days.
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4-04-2007 @ 4:49PM
const said...
I wonder when the heroic actions of our soliders are ever going to be shown. There briefly was a show on ABC which showed our special forces at work in Afghanistan.
Showing the bravery of our soliders would be pretty novel. Blaming them for everything under the sun is getting a bit tedious, no matter what your position on the war is.
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4-04-2007 @ 5:58PM
Borat said...
Though I didn't watch "Over There", I read and heard that it was a pretty good show. And now David Simon and Ed Burns (creators of The Wire) are writing a show based on a book of a soldier about his experiences during the early years of the Iraq war.
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4-04-2007 @ 6:26PM
Karen said...
So, now that the Brits have been released, will they renege?
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